Arms, Armor & Militaria

Fine as Restored. The bore is Frosty with some light pitting and two larger pits near the muzzle at the left side. The blued finish is flaking on the sight blade and on the muzzle end of the barrel. There are further flecked losses along both gripstraps with signs of patina forming in losses. Casehardening remains strong with some scattered light scratches. The fire blue colored cylinder displays a pattern of freckled patina forming at the rear cylinder with a spot of brown patina forming over the edge of one chamber. The grips display some scattered light scratches and a crack forming through the right panel at the forward edge. The action displays good timing.

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